I don't think it is identical to multiple="true", just using size on its own does not allow you to pick more than one item. It behaves the same as a normal dropdown, the only difference being its appearance.
Try it yourself at http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_Select.asp Adding a size parameter allows you to get a permanent scrollbar, ideal for situations where you may have 100's of items but a drop down is not appropriate. CheckboxChoiceWidget could be a short term compromise for now but it would mean scrolling down the whole page with lots of items. i know I can just make a widget but something simple like this should be included with deform. On 7 June 2011 21:22, Chris McDonough <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 20:34 +0100, Richie Ward wrote: >> I am using SelectWidget and I would like to pass through the size >> attribute for <select ... size=10> so I can turn the dropdown into a >> selectable list. > > Wow, I had no idea that adding size="x" to a select element did what it > does (which AFAICT, is identical to 'multiple="true"). You learn > something new every day. > > Deform (somewhat purposefully, because no non-techical user understands > them) doesn't support multiple select widgets. Instead Deform offers > the CheckboxChoiceWidget: http://deformdemo.repoze.org/checkboxchoice/ . > > Changing the SelectWidget to support multiple elements is not really > something I'm personally keen on doing (it's meant for single inputs), > but it should be easy for someone to work up a MultipleSelectWidget (see > the "Creating a Widget" documentation). > > - C > > >> >> SelectWidget seems to be missing the size attribute so I have to edit >> the template and widget code (I think!?!?, I haven't got into deform's >> advanced functionality too much yet) >> >> Could someone send a small patch to deform's git to fix this? Its like >> one minutes work and would make this handy little widget nicer to use. >> >> -- >> Thanks, Richie Ward >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "pylons-discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en. > > -- Thanks, Richie Ward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.
